Synonyms: MPC-1304 | MPC1304 | Sapresta®
aranidipine is an approved drug (Japan (1996))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Aranidipine (MPC-1304) is a long-acting, dihydropyridine-type Ca2+ channel blocker [1] that produces an hypotensive effect in vivo [2]. Activation of K+ channels may also be involved in aranidipine-induced vasodilation, as identified in a rat model [3]. We show the compound with no specified stereochemistry to represent the racemic mixture of enantiomers. It has been reported that the (S) enantiomer of aranidipine is responsible for most of the pharmacological activity of the racemate [4].
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References |
1. Masumiya H, Tanaka Y, Tanaka H, Shigenobu K. (2000)
Inhibition of T-type and L-type Ca(2+) currents by aranidipine, a novel dihydropyridine Ca(2+) antagonist. Pharmacology, 61 (2): 57-61. [PMID:10940777] |
2. Miyoshi K, Kanda A, Nozawa Y, Nakano M, Miyake H. (1996)
Regional vascular effects of MPC-1304, a novel dihydropyridine derivative, in conscious normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 277 (3): 1328-36. [PMID:8667194] |
3. Okumura K, Ichihara K, Nagasaka M. (1997)
Effects of aranidipine, a novel calcium channel blocker, on mechanical responses of the isolated rat portal vein: comparison with typical calcium channel blockers and potassium channel openers. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 29 (2): 209-15. [PMID:9057070] |
4. Okumura K, Ichihara K, Nagasaka M, Oda N, Tajima K. (1993)
Calcium entry blocking activities of MPC-1304 and of its enantiomers and metabolites. Eur J Pharmacol, 235 (1): 69-74. [PMID:8519282] |